Harness-buckle



L. D. OOVVLES, OF ARMADA, MICHIGAN.

HARNESS-BUCKLE.

Specification forming, part of Letters Patent No 44,786, dated October 25, 1864.

To @ZZ whom it may concern: `l lugs or projections a, but they may be s Be it known that I, L. D. OOWLES, of Arinner side, if desired. mada, in the county ot' Macomb and State of j is a stirrup, which is in the form ota i or link, and is titted over the lugs or pi Buckle or Clasp for HarnessTugs; and l do f tions a a, with its ends underneath the e ereby declare that the following is a full, g tries c c, so that the latter may act or i clear, and exact description thereof, which upon the stirrup. Will enable any person skilled in the art to l The leather or strap D passes betweei mike and use the same, reference being had i body to the accompanying drawings, making a part stir p ot' this specification, in which- ,i the lever-frame B down upon D, the ec Figure 1 is a side sectional view of my intrios c c by this movement of the lever-fr vention taken in the line x x, Fig'. 3, thel dei forcing' the stirrup U firmly against D vice being represented in a closed state, so as causing it to be tightly clamped betwee to grasp or clamp the leather or strap,- Fig. l. and O. The leather or strap D is releasetl 2. a side View of the same; Fig'. 3, an outer` View of the same.

Similar letters of reference in the several j By this arrangement itwill be seen t t l the eocentrics, as well as the ends ot'. the s Thisinvention consistsin the eniploymentor l rup O, extend down by the sides ot' the strap, as is the case with the ordinary tonguet uokle, and whiehgreat-ly weakens the strap. l

A represents the body or main portion ot',` I claim as new, and desir the buckle or clasp, which is a simple frame i ters Patent, 1s` having the tug attached to one end ot' it. This i The frame A, in connection with the sti trame is provided at each side with a lug or J rup C, and the lever-frame B, provided Wi1 projection, a, to which a lever-frame, B, is atl th taehed by pivots b.

i the manner substantially as and for the pu The frame 'Bis provided at each end below the pivots b with eceentries c c, one ot' which ,l itnesses: L. D. COWLES. is shown clearly in Fig. 2. These eccentrics i N. PERRY, are represented as beingat the outer sides of i H. H. SPENCER. 

